Throughout history, racial inequality has been a recurring issue. Three leaders have publicly addressed this issue, and we have all heard or read their speeches. The question is, who had the strongest arguments? Well, it was none other than Martin Luther King himself. He had the most solid cases compared to Clinton and Bush.
Martin Luther King is the most well-known civil rights leader of our time. He claims in his “I have a dream” speech that the black man is still not free or respected. This argument is compelling because it is coming from a victim of discrimination itself. This claim is still true today, unfortunately. The bias and stereotypes are still active in many communities all over the world, even in our presidential office. …show more content…
America has broken its promise to its population. The promise to have the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He states, “This note was a promise that all men- yes, black men as well as white men- would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens are concerned.” The constitution and the declaration of independence promised these rights to its people, to ALL Americans no matter the race. This claim brings to light how people see others of different race lower class than themselves. The rights in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence are unalienable, meant for all men and women of this nation. So, why is it still that today many people are denied these rights because of the color of their …show more content…
No matter the race, social class, living class, all men are equal and should treat each other equally. How does having a different color skin or culture make you unequal to any other human being within our world? What difference does it make whether you are black Muslim or white? We all have a beating heart, pumping lungs, working brains, and blood running through our veins. We are all created equally except for our personality, skin color, and personal values. Some will say that Clinton or Bush had the stronger arguments but who is Clinton to say MLK would approve? Bush is still running his campaign for the presidency, how can we be sure what he means is not only to win votes? These men cannot fully understand the effects of discrimination and racial inequality because it does not affect them. To society, they deemed acceptable because they are wealthy white men. They never had and never will have to face the monstrous beatdown of discrimination. MLK did, and he chose to rise to change it, a change we have not
Martin Luther King is the most well-known civil rights leader of our time. He claims in his “I have a dream” speech that the black man is still not free or respected. This argument is compelling because it is coming from a victim of discrimination itself. This claim is still true today, unfortunately. The bias and stereotypes are still active in many communities all over the world, even in our presidential office. …show more content…
America has broken its promise to its population. The promise to have the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He states, “This note was a promise that all men- yes, black men as well as white men- would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens are concerned.” The constitution and the declaration of independence promised these rights to its people, to ALL Americans no matter the race. This claim brings to light how people see others of different race lower class than themselves. The rights in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence are unalienable, meant for all men and women of this nation. So, why is it still that today many people are denied these rights because of the color of their …show more content…
No matter the race, social class, living class, all men are equal and should treat each other equally. How does having a different color skin or culture make you unequal to any other human being within our world? What difference does it make whether you are black Muslim or white? We all have a beating heart, pumping lungs, working brains, and blood running through our veins. We are all created equally except for our personality, skin color, and personal values. Some will say that Clinton or Bush had the stronger arguments but who is Clinton to say MLK would approve? Bush is still running his campaign for the presidency, how can we be sure what he means is not only to win votes? These men cannot fully understand the effects of discrimination and racial inequality because it does not affect them. To society, they deemed acceptable because they are wealthy white men. They never had and never will have to face the monstrous beatdown of discrimination. MLK did, and he chose to rise to change it, a change we have not